Miniature rose plant named &#39;Poulpah065&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new miniature rose plant that has abundant, orange flowers and attractive foliage. The variety successfully propagates from softwood cuttings and is suitable for year-round production in commercial glasshouses. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

BOTANICAL DESIGNATION

Rosa hybrid

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘Poulpah065’

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between the female seed parent, an unnamed seedling, and the male pollen parent, also an unnamed seedling.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2007 and the resulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. The new variety, named ‘Poulpah065’, originated as a single seedling from the stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent and female seed parent primarily by flower coloration and growth habit.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety for commercial culture was to create a new and distinct variety with unique qualities, such as:

-   -   1. Uniform and abundant orange flowers;     -   2. Vigorous and compact growth;     -   3. Year-round flowering under glasshouse conditions;     -   4. Suitability for production from softwood cuttings in pots;     -   5. Durable flowers and foliage which make a variety suitable for         distribution in the floral industry.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously available commercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, and distinguish ‘Poulpah065’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementioned hybridization and conducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulpah065’ was selected by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of the hybridization in 2007.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulpah065’ by cuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in 2008. This initial and other subsequent propagations conducted in controlled environments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulpah065’ are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustration shows as true as is reasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typical characteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulpah065’. Specifically illustrated in the drawing are flowers at various stages of development, flower in parts, leaves, and stems.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulpah065’, as observed in its growth in glasshouses Half Moon Bay, Calif. Observed plants are 3 months of age and were cultivated in 10.5 cm pots. Color references are made using The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart, 2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety ‘Poulfiry’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 12,484. are compared to ‘Poulpah065’ in Chart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulpah065’ ‘Poulfiry’ Petalage: 45 to 50 petals total, 20-25 petals 10 o fwhich are petaloids Flower Diameter: 60 mm 35-40 mm General Tonality blend of Red Group Red Group of Flower Color: 33B and Red Group 40B-40C 41B

-   Flower and flower bud:     -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.         -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 21 mm in length from base of             receptacle to end of bud. 13 mm in diameter. Bud form:             Urceolate. Bud color: As sepals unfold, petals are Red Group             53A with intonations of Red Group 53B and Orange-Red Group             34A. Sepals: Upper Surface: Color: Green Group 138B.             Texture: Smooth, strongly pubescent. Lower Surface: Color:             Green Group 138A. Texture: Smooth. Shape: Apex: Cirrhose.             Base: Flat at union with receptacle. Margins: Margins have             strong foliaceous appendages on three of the five sepals.             Size: 25 mm long by 10 mm wide. Receptacle: Surface Texture:             Smooth. Shape: Campanulate. Size: 8 mm tall and 8 mm wide.             Color: Yellow Green Group 146C. Pedicel: Surface: Smooth.             Length: 15 mm on average. Diameter: Generally 2 mm. Color:             Yellow Green Group 146C. Strength: Strong. Borne: Singly.         -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Light floral scent. Duration: As a             pot plant, flowers last up to 28 days. Size: Flower diameter             is 60 mm when open. Flower depth is 25 mm. Form: Generally             flowers are cup shaped with a loose outer whorl of petals             and a closed center. Shape of flower, side view: The upper             portion is flat. The lower portion concave.         -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have 45 to 50             petals total, 10 of which are petaloids.         -   Color.—General Tonality: On open flower, a blend of Red             Group 33B and Red Group 41B. General tonality changes to             Upon opening, petals: Outermost petals are Orange-Red Group             32A on the upper surface splashed with Yellow-Orange Group             14B emanating from the base of the petal. The lower surface             is Yellow-Orange Group 14B at the base of the petal.             Orange-Red Group 35A splashed with Red Group 43B at the             middle and marginal zone. The lower surface occasionally has             intonations of Orange-Red Group N34A. Innermost petals are             Orange-Red Group 33B shaded with Yellow-Orange Group 15A on             the upper surface. Orange-Red Group 35A on the lower             surface. At the base of the petal, the upper surface and             under surface are Yellow Group 12A. After opening, petals:             Outermost petals are Orange-Red Group 31B shaded with             intonations of Orange-Red Group N34C on the upper surface.             At the base of the upper surface a petal spot the color of             Yellow-Orange Group 14A. Primarily Orange-Red Group 35A on             the lower surface with intonations of Red Group 39A. At the             base of the petal underside is Yellow Group 13B. Innermost             petals are Orange Group 24B on the upper surface splashed             with Yellow-Orange Group 15A. At the base is a petal spot             Yellow-Orange Group 15A. Orange-Red Group 31B with streaks             of Yellow-Orange Group 16C on the lower surface.         -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Slight to none. Margin: Entire, with a             slight point at the center, with moderate undulations.             Shape: Generally rounded. Apex shape: Cuspidate. Base shape:             Rounded. Size: 30 mm (l) by 32 mm (w). Texture: Smooth.             Thickness: Average.         -   Petaloids.—Quantity: 10 on average. Shape: The apex is round             and base is acute. Color: Upper surface is Orange Group 24A             blended with Yellow-Orange Group 15A. Lower surface is             Orange Group 24C streaked with Yellow-Orange Group 16B.             Size: 20 mm (l) by 15 mm (w).         -   Reproductive organs.—Pollen: None Observed. Anthers: Size: 2             mm long. Color: Yellow Group 13A. Quantity: 35 on average.             Filaments: Color: Yellow Group 14A. Length: About 4 mm.             Pistils: Length: About 8 mm long. Quantity: 25 on average.             Stigmas: Superior relative to the length of the filaments             and the height of the anthers. Color: Yellow Group 3D.             Styles: Color: Yellow Group 4C. Seed formation: Not             observed. -   Plant:     -   -   Plant growth.—Upright. Plants are 18 cm in height, and 15 cm             wide.         -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 146D with             anthocyanin the color of Greyed-Orange Group 176C. Mature             growth: Yellow-Green Group 146B. Length: Canes are 11 cm             from the base of the plant to the flowering portion.             Diameter: 3 mm. Internodes: On mature canes, there is an             average distance of 20 mm between nodes. Surface Texture:             Young and mature wood is smooth.         -   Prickles.—Incidence: 3 to 4 per 10 cm of stem. Size: Average             length: 6 mm. Color: Juvenile and mature prickles are             Greyed-Purple Group 184B. Shape: Linear.         -   Plant foliage.—Compound Leaf size: 70 mm (l) by 53 mm (w).             Leaf bearing angle to the stem: 90 degrees. Quantity: 4             leaves per 10 cm of stem. Color of juvenile foliage: Upper             Leaf Surface: Yellow-Green Group 144A with anthocyanin at             the margins Greyed-Red Group 178A. Lower Leaf Surface:             Yellow-Green Group 144B shaded with Greyed-Red Group 181A.             Color of mature foliage: Upper Leaf Surface: Yellow-Green             Group 147A with anthocyanin occasionally at margins             Greyed-Purple Group 187A. Lower Leaf Surface: Green Group             138B.         -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: About 8 mm in             length. Shape: Linear, slightly broad based with outward             extending apecies. Margins: Finely serrated with few             stipitate glands. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Petiole:             Length: 11 mm on average. Diameter: About 1 mm. Upper             surface: Yellow-Green Group 144B with Greyed-Purple Group             183B. Lower surface: Yellow-Green Group 144B. Rachis:             Length: 18 mm on average. Diameter: About 1 mm. Upper             surface: Yellow-Green Group 144B with Greyed-Purple Group             183B. Lower surface: Yellow-Green Group 144B.         -   Leaflet.—Number of leaflets: 5 on normal leaves in middle of             the stem. Size: 40 mm in length by 26 mm wide. Margin:             Serrate. General Shape: Elliptical. Apex Shape: Acute. Base             Shape: Round. Texture: Smooth. Arrangement: Odd pinnate.             Venation: Reticulate. Leaf Gloss: Glossy.         -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold             Hardiness Zone 6.         -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable             for climate conditions found in the American Horticulture             Society heat zone 7. 

1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the miniature class named ‘Poulpah065’, substantially as illustrated and described herein, due to its abundant, orange flowers, vigorous growth, compact habit, suitability for production from softwood cuttings in pots, and durable flowers and foliage that make the variety suitable for distribution in the floral industry. 